A ribboncable that
is attached the floppy disk controller to the floppy disk drive is a
34-wire ribbon cable and looks quite similar
to an IDEribboncable. Often times you may find
a floppy cable with fiveconnectors on it, although
typically it will only have three. On one end you
will find a 34-pin connector that attaches
to the floppydiskcontroller or motherboard.

Pin 1 on the cable is designated
with a coloredstripe, but it is often difficult to decipher
where it lies on the controller or motherboard. Most modernmotherboards
and floppy cables will have a smallkey on the
connector that prevents it being plugged in backwards.

Figure 69: 34-pin floppy disk ribbon cable

The other four or
two connectors on the cable, depending on which type of
cable you have, are used to pluginto the floppy
disk drives. If you have a five-connectorcable,
you'll have twogroups of one singleedgeconnector and one 34-pinconnector. The
singleedge connector is used for 5.25" floppy
drives, and the 34-pinconnector is used for 3.5"
floppy drives.

If you find CertiGuide.com useful, please consider making a small Paypal donation to help the site, using one of the buttons below. You can also donate a custom amount using the far right button (not less than $1 please, or PayPal gets most/all of your money!) In lieu of a larger donation, you may wish to consider buying an inexpensive PDF equivalent of the CertiGuide to A+ (Core Hardware) from StudyExam4Less.com. (Use coupon code "SAVE50" to save a full 50% off the already low price!) Thanks for your support!